Feed-holder.



E. N. STROUP.

FEED HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14. 1914.

. EARL 'N.

WEST VIEW. PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO -JAMES sTnoUr, or I wA. SKILES, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.-

s PA NT @FFICE.

FEEDHOLDER.

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Specification oi Letters Patent. P t t d June 22, 1915.

Application filed September 14, 1914. Serial (LES-1,498.

To ml whom it may concern:

' Be it known that 1, Earn.- N. .S'ruoUi, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing West Viev, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improregnent in Feed-Holders, of which .thefollowing. is a full, clear, 'andexact description, reference being hadto the accompanytion, Fig. is a perspective view of a hood or cover forthe feed holder shown 11 Fig. 1.

This invention relates to an improve ment in feed holders, and is moreparticu larly designed for liohlingieed 't'or o= 1ltry.

The object of my invention'is to provide a holder of this character,which can be cheaply inanufacturedfand in which the feed, which isthrown by the poultry when feeding from the device, will be caught andretained. in a reservoir.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood by referenceto the accompanying drawings, it being premised, however, that variouschanges may hemade in the details of construction without. departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention, as defined in the appendedclaims. Referring to the a'ccompanynig drawings;

the reference character 2 designates a hollow base having drawer 3.slidably mounted therein. Connected to the top of the hollow base andextending upwardly from an open.- ing in the top thereof is a pan 4,which I have shown as flaring upwardly and outwardly. Mounted within thepan 4 is a feed holder proper, which comprises the flanged plateor-bott-oni 5 secured to the pan 4 by means of wings cr clips 6, in sucha manner that there is an open space between the pan 4 and the sides ofthe plate 5. Extending upwardly from the plate 5 is a column 7 which Ihave shown as flaring inwardly and having an outwardly flared cap 8removably connected to its upper end, and pivotally connected to the cap8 is a cover 9. The walls of the column 7 are provided with a pluralityof perforations 10, and 11 is a hood or cover which is arranged tosealthe openings 10 and the top of the pan 4 when the feed is not to beexposed, so as to prevent vermin from eating the feed. When is removedandthe co've'rll placed in position as shown in dottd lin'es in Fig. l,the cap'S beingthen placed in position on the top ofthe column 7. V

The feed-is poured int0 ,the" cap;-8-and drops into the column 7.-ivhich cani be entirely filled and as the feed is exposed throug'h'tl'ieopenings 10,the'poultry can obtain it by peeking at these openings andsome of the feed will also be exposed'adjacent to the annular flang'[5surro'unding the plate 5. Any of the feed which fallsfrom the openingswill be caught by the pan 4 and will drop into the drawer 3; 'I preferto "make the drawer large enough to hold as much food as the column 7,so that the drawer 3 and )an 4 will never be filled by the" contents.alling from, the column 7. After the feed has all been consumed that"has been placed in the column 7, the feed in the drawer is emptied intothe column.

It will readily be understood'by those familiar with thwart, that agreat deal of feed is saved by the use of a device of this character, asall of the feed which is thrown in a lateral directionby the poultry iscaught by the pan l and deposited in the drawer.

It is well known to all poultryinen that when mixed feed is used, thepoultry will pick out the feed that is most appetizing and waste theremainder if it is not caught up in. a suitable device, but by using adevice of this character, the feed whichthe poultry does not like iscaught up in the drawer and can then he placed into the hoppeer and willbe eaten by the poultry if the appetizingfood is all gone.

The advantages ofiny invention result from the provision of a catch pansurrounding a feed device for catching and retaining the feed fallingfrom the feed de-' vice.

I claim:

1. A feed hol er having a hollow base, a feed column above-the base andsupported thereby, a plate connected to the lower end of the column andclosing the bottom thereof, there being a plurality of openings throughthe wall of the column, the plate extending beyond the wall of thecolumn and having an upwardly extending flange, a pan surrounding saidplate and communica ing with t e hollow base, there being an anit isdesi ed to place-the cover ll in position i the cap I nular spacebetween the edge of the flange on the plate and the pan, and a removablereceptacle in the hollow base for catching feed which falls into thepan.

2. A frusto-conical feed holder having a plurality of openings throughthe wall thereof adjacent to the lower end, a plate secured to thebottom-of'the column and extending .beyond the edge there0f,said platehaving 1.0

an upwardly extending annular flange, and a catch pan below andsurrounding the plate; substantially as described...

"3; A feed holder having a hollow base, a feed column above the base andsupported thereby, said column having a plurality of openings through-the wall thereof at the lower end, a plate connected to the lower endof the column and closing the bottom thereof, said plate extendingbeyond the wall of the column and having an upwardly extending flange, apan surrounding said plate and communicating with thehollow base, therebeing a space between the edge of the flange on the plate and the pan,substantially as 'described.

4. A feed holder comprising a hollow base, an upwardly and outwardlyflaring hopper connected to the base and communicating therewith, aplate having anupwardly extending annular flange supported in theplurality of openings through the wall thcreof adjacent to the lowerend,a plate secured to the bottom of the column and extending beyond theedge thereof, said plate having an upwardly extending annular flange, a

catch pan below and. surrounding the plate,

and a removable cover for closing the openings through the wall of thecolumn and the top of the pan; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

EARL N. STROUP.

. Witnesses:

Geo. A. YOUNG, BLANCHE MGCARTY.

